High Wind, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- October 7, 8:00 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in Alaska, October 7, 2001
A deep low pressure system moved from the North Pacific into Dixon Entrance and inland over the southern Panhandle. Strong winds ahead of the low impacted the inner channels; a peak wind of 69 mph was recorded at the Ketchikan Airport tower.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AJK wrote it up.
A deep low pressure system moved from the North Pacific into Dixon Entrance and inland over the southern Panhandle. Strong winds ahead of the low impacted the inner channels; a peak wind of 69 mph was recorded at the Ketchikan Airport tower. On the back side of the low, very strong winds struck the outer coast of Prince of Wales Island; a peak wind of 69 mph was reported in Craig.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area
- When
- October 7, 1:00 PM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, October 2001
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5268170, 5268171.